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MindTouch DekiWiki Goes Commercial

The release of a commercial open source wiki by MindTouch and announced at OSCON also is available in a private label version for ISPs; this could be a step toward the adoption of email alternatives to thwart spam.

Tablet PC - No Longer A Commercial Failure

A tablet PC is a light weight slate shaped hand-held computer or a slim note book PC. The idea is to replace the traditional pen and notebook with a tablet PC and stylus or digital pen.

Yahoo! Maps API Goes Commercial

As posted on the Yahoo! Developer Network Blog:

CGM in the News

Consumer Generated Media (CGM) has been in the news the last couple days. Two items in particular caught my attention.

Commercial Implementation of Google Maps API

No doubt we'll hear more on this one next week... drag and drop, click pin to open html file, embed mashup within web pages...

Google Roundup

A few things on Google today that I decided to roundup all in one post:

IAB Releases Commercial Video Guidelines

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) recently released a set of guidelines for creating online video commercials as well as a compliance program to assist advertisers identify publishers and technology providers that follow the guidelines. Some big name Web companies have signed on to the compliance program like Yahoo!, Walt Disney Internet, MSN, Fox Interactive, CBS, and NY Times Digital.

Screening Air Travelers Via Commercial Databases Dropped

The Transportation Security Administration said they plan to have their computerized passenger screening program ready later this year but it won't include the hot-button, commercially-maintained databases, so denigrated by privacy groups.

Commercial Collections: Business Finance Booster Shot

If commercial collections is not part of your B2B business plan, you're losing money. Get your cash flowing again with these commercial collection secrets.

Yahoo MindSet Search Launches

So Yahoo has launched a new customized search results feature called MindSet. Basically it allows you to determine the type of results you want. From the Yahoo! MindSet homepage you'll see this description of the new custom search feature.